Verbs

Curriculum details

Strand

Grammar Usage at Word and Phrase Levels (Strand 3)

Sub-strand

Verbs (3.5)

Content standard

B4.3.5.1 - Apply the knowledge of verbs in communication

Indicator

B4.3.5.1.3 - Use the simple present form of verbs in sentences:

Suggested placement

Term 2, Week 11 (Week 23 of the year)

Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.

Curriculum reference

English Language Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 41

Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- For habitual actions
- For timeless and universal statements
- For facts which may change or hold true indefinitely
- For instantaneous present
- For scheduled future actions
- Using several examples demonstrate the use of the simple present form of verbs in the sentences (for habitual actions/ for timeless and universal statements):
- Habitual actions.
e.g. i. Esi reads every day. ii. Joe sweeps every morning.
- Create situations for learners to use verbs to express habitual actions. e.g. Tell the class what you do every morning.
- Timeless and universal statements.
e.g. i. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. ii. Ghana is in Africa.
- Provide ample practice using language drills.